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| The "Gonk" is also a place to hang out and discuss topics that are not related to books or writing - personal events, general observations, interesting Web pages, pets, recipes, etc. - and have casual conversations about almost anything else you can think of. | The "Gonk" is also a place to hang out and discuss topics that are not related to books or writing - personal events, general observations, interesting Web pages, pets, recipes, etc. - and have casual conversations about almost anything else you can think of. | ||
| - | Forum staff sometimes move off-topic messages from other sections into the Algonquin Round Table section. This is commonly referred to as "gonking" (or, when it happens to you, "being gonked"). Generally, no notification is posted about such a move, and there is no stigma associated with it. | + | Forum staff sometimes move off-topic messages from other sections into the Algonquin Round Table section. This is commonly referred to as "gonking" (or, when it happens to you, "being gonked"). It's not intended by forum staff as a comment on the merits of the particular discussion being moved, and there is no stigma associated with it. |